Monique van Vooren

Monique van Vooren
Born (1927-03-25) March 25, 1927
Brussels, Belgium
Other names Monique Vooren
Citizenship United States
Occupation Actor, dancer, writer
Years active 1950-2012
Spouse(s) 1) Jacobson (details unknown)
2) Kurt (or Curt) Henry Pfenniger (m. 1950-19??; divorced)
3)
Gerard Walter "Jerry" Purcell (m. 1958–2002)
, his death); 1 child[1][2]
Children Eric Purcell (b. 1963)
Parent(s) George Bronz (or Bronze)
Louise Van Vooren (September 10, 1889–October 3, 1957)

Monique van Vooren (born March 25, 1927) is a Belgian-American musical theatre, film and television actress and dancer, who first arrived in the United States on November 3, 1949. She has written several books.

Early years

Born in Brussels to Belgian parents, George Bronz (or Bronze) and Louise van Vooren, respectively, Monique was a champion skater and a beauty queen in Belgium. She reportedly studied philosophy and languages and learned to speak English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. "I can also read Greek and Latin", she claimed.[3] Her first visit to the United States apparently took place in 1946 at age 19, with the married name "Jakobson" and listed as a "housewife".[4][5] Her second husband was Kurt (or Curt) Henry Pfenniger. Her third husband was New York businessman Gerard Walter Purcell (October 17, 1915 – March 17, 2002). The couple were married from 1958 until Purcell's death in 2002.[1]

Career

On Broadway, van Vooren played in John Murray Anderson's Almanac (1953–54) and Man on the Moon (1975).[6] In the 1960s, van Vooren starred in summer stock theatre productions in the United States.[5] Van Vooren recorded an album, Mink in HiFi for RCA Victor.[5] In 1956, she signed a contract with Request Records.[7]

In 1983, Signet published Night Sanctuary, written by van Vooren.[8] She described the book as being about "the dark side of people."[9]

In 1983, van Vooren was found guilty of lying before a federal grand jury and "ordered to get psychiatric help and perform 500 hours of community service as part of a suspended sentence."[10] The sentence resulted from an investigation of "whether she had pocketed her dead mother [who died in 1957]'s Social Security payments."[10]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Paid Notice: Deaths PURCELL, GERARD W." The New York Times. 2002-03-20. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Desert Sun". Cdnc.ucr.edu. 1958-06-13. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Beauty Hinders Acting Career -- Monique Van Vooren". Standard-Speaker. December 16, 1961. p. 19. Retrieved October 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Bob (February 16, 1957). "Blonde Belgian Singer Cocks Practiced Eye at U.S. Women". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. p. 4. Retrieved October 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 "Monique Van Vooren To Star In Canal Fulton Production". The Daily Times. July 19, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved October 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Monique Van Vooren". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Music as Written" (PDF). Billboard. May 12, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Night Sanctuary". Amazon.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Kleiner, Dick (April 10, 1982). "Monique Van Vooren turns to writing". The Index-Journal. p. 26. Retrieved October 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "Monique Van Vooren Sentenced". The Dispatch. September 24, 1983. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
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